Pope Francis marked the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a spiritual journey across Rome on Sunday, beginning at the Basilica of St. Mary Major and continuing to the Spanish Steps — where ...
Pope Francis prays in front of a Marian statue near the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2023, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome, is at the left. (CNS ...
In a moving letter, Pope Francis expressed his closeness with the people of Nicaragua as Central American bishops called for a day of prayer for the country on the feast of the Immaculate Conception ...